McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Columbus Ward Rinehart

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 50; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus Ward Rinehart; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of W.A. Rinehart;
married on 25 Sep 1931 at Bud, WV; Bertha Sizemore; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; livind at
Bud, WV; daughter of Charlie Sizemore.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #8656; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus Ward Rinehart; age 40 yrs, 6 mons, 30 days; born on 16 Nov 1907 in Wyoming Co, WV;
married; husband of Bertha Sizemore; coal miner; living at Bud, WV; son of W. A. and Rebecca
(Lester) Rinehart; died on 15 Jun 1949 at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV from congestive heart failure; buried
on 17 Jun 1948 in Bud Cemetery, Bud, WV; informant, W.A. Rinehart, Bud.


Bertha Sizemore

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 50; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus Ward Rinehart; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Bud, WV; son of W.A. Rinehart;
married on 25 Sep 1931 at Bud, WV; Bertha Sizemore; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; livind at
Bud, WV; daughter of Charlie Sizemore.


Sidney E. Shumate

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 193B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #80/80.
Listed as Sidney E. Shumate; age 2 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather, George W.
Cox, with parents.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of 41;
Family #160/166.
Listed as Sydney Shumate; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Shumate.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 541; WV Archives Web Site.
Sidney Shumate; age 22; born in Wyoming Co,WV; single; living at Bud, WV; son of Wallace and Ella
Shumate; married on 6 Jan 1939 at Crab Orchard, WV; Amy Rinehart; age 21; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Hiram and Amanda Rinehart.


Aimee G. Rinehart

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 541; WV Archives Web Site.
Sidney Shumate; age 22; born in Wyoming Co,WV; single; living at Bud, WV; son of Wallace and Ella
Shumate; married on 6 Jan 1939 at Crab Orchard, WV; Amy Rinehart; age 21; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Hiram and Amanda Rinehart.
2. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 5 Sep 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"Aimee G. Rinehart, 89, of Fairdale, formerly of Beckley, went to be with her Lord on Sept. 3, 2007. She was the daughter of the late E. Hiram and Mandy Rinehart. "Miss Rinehart was born March 20, 1918, at Mullens, where she also attended school. She attended the Mabscott Christian Baptist Church, Mabscott. Although Aimee had no living children of her own, she considered all her nieces and nephews “her children.” She was always like a second mother to them all. "Aimee was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Herman Shumate; five brothers, Edward, Vescar, Johnny and Edgar Rinehart and Ranzie Sizemore; and eight sisters, Cora, Pearl, and Nettie Whitt, Mary and Virgie Rinehart, Laura McComas, Nina Martin and Anna Campbell. "Those left to cherish her loving memory include two sisters, Minnie Baker of Beckley and Pansy Mason of Oak Hill, formerly of Beckley; three nieces who were her caregivers for the last several years, Shirley Brogan and husband, Bill, of Fairdale, Greta and Carolyn McComas of Midway, many other nieces and nephews, as well as many other relatives and friends. She was loved by everyone who knew her. "Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley, with Pastor Doug Holley officiating, assisted by Pastor Harmon Davis. "Graveside rites will be conducted by her nephew, the Rev. John Rinehart. Pallbearers will be nephews and great nephews. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens..."


William Wallace Shumate Sr

1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1877.
Wallace Shumate was born on 1 Dec 1877 to J.N. and Rebecca Shumate.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 359; WV Archives Web Site.
Wallace Shumate; age 31; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of John and Rebecca; was issued
a license on 2 Mar 1911 to marry; Ella Cox; age 16; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of
George W. and Jane.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 193B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #80/80.
Listed as Wallace W. Shumate; age 46; born in WV; married; sawmill laborer; in household of
father-in-law, George W. Cox.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of 41;
Family #160/166.
Listed as Wallace Shumate; age 53; born in WV; married at 33; farmer; head of household.


Ella B. Cox

1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #61.
Listed as Ella B. Cox, age 4, in household of father, George W. Cox.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, takenm on 27 Apr 1910, Page 220B, Family # 126.
Listed as Ella B. Cox, age 14, born in WV, in househol of father, George W. Cox.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 359; WV Archives Web Site.
Wallace Shumate; age 31; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; son of John and Rebecca; was issued
a license on 2 Mar 1911 to marry; Ella Cox; age 16; born and living in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of
George W. and Jane.
4. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 193B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #80/80.
Listed as Ella H. Shumate; age 26; born in WV; married; in household of father, George W. Cox, with
husband and children.
5. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of 41;
Family #160/166.
Listed as Ella Shumate; age 35; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, Wallance
Shumate.


David I. Shumate

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of 41;
Family #160/166.
Listed as David Shumate; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Shumate.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #15705; WV Archives Web Site.
David I Shumate; age 19 yrs, 5 mons, 18 days; born in 10 May 1919 in WV; single; laborer for Sutton
and Company for 3 yrs; son of Wallace and Ella (Cox) Shumate; died on 28 Oct 1939 at Bud, Wyoming
Co, WV; "Run over by railraod locomotive"; buried on 31 Oct 1938 at Keyrock, WV; informant, Wallace
Shumate, Bud, WV.


Garland L. Shumate

1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of 41;
Family #160/166.
Listed as Garland Shumate; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Shumate.
2. "Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 9 Dec 1998; Newspaper Obit.
"Logan - Phyllis Gail Dacus; 62, of Logan died Dec. 6, 1998, in Memorial Division, CAMC.
"She was a homemaker.
"Surviving husband, Harold E. Dacus; daughter, Lisa G. Lacy, of Charleston; son, Charles W. Dacus of
Chapmanville; sisters Maxine Kincaid of Charlotte, N.C., Garnet Shumate of Baltimore; borthers,
Gerald Shumate of New Mexico, William Wallace Shumate, Jr. of Detroit, Garland Shumate of Citrus
Heights, Calif.
" Service will be 11 a. m. today at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Charles M. Wood II
officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill..."


Gerald Shumate

1. "Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 9 Dec 1998; Newspaper Obit.
"Logan - Phyllis Gail Dacus; 62, of Logan died Dec. 6, 1998, in Memorial Division, CAMC.
"She was a homemaker.
"Surviving husband, Harold E. Dacus; daughter, Lisa G. Lacy, of Charleston; son, Charles W. Dacus of
Chapmanville; sisters Maxine Kincaid of Charlotte, N.C., Garnet Shumate of Baltimore; borthers,
Gerald Shumate of New Mexico, William Wallace Shumate, Jr. of Detroit, Garland Shumate of Citrus
Heights, Calif.
" Service will be 11 a. m. today at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Charles M. Wood II
officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill..."


Hiller C. Belcher

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 177; WV Archives Web Site.
Hiller C. Belcher; born on 28 Nov 1910 at Superior, WV; single; living at Superior, WV; son of J.H.
and Martha; married on 27 May 1939 at Kimball, WV; Neta Mae Abshire; born on 16 Mar 1923 at
Superior, WV; single; living at Superior, WV; daughter of M.D. and Mary.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 23 Mar 2018.
" Hiller C. Belcher
Birth 28 Nov 1910
Superior, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death unknown
Burial Burial Details Unknown "

Additional Information Posted:
"Son of James Henry Belcher (1888-1960) and Martha Jane Lane-Belcher (1889-1926).

"Brother of Edith Belcher-Green (1909-Deceased), Oscar Belcher (1912-Deceased), Wade Belcher (1914-Deceased), Morgan Belcher (1917-Deceased), Catherine Belcher (1918-Deceased), Calvin W. Belcher (1924–2007), and Alvin David Belcher (1924-2011).

"Married to Neta Abshire-Belcher (1923-Deceased) on May 27, 1939 in Kimball, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1939, Page 177, Application Date: May 19, 1939).

"Father of Sheila Raven Belcher-Rinehart (1940-2014), Pastor Alvin Millard Belcher (1943-2018), Pastor Tom Belcher, and Cherry Belcher-Titus."


Neta Mae Absher

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 177; WV Archives Web Site.
Hiller C. Belcher; born on 28 Nov 1910 at Superior, WV; single; living at Superior, WV; son of J.H. and
Martha; married on 27 May 1939 at Kimball, WV; Neta Mae Abshire; born on 16 Mar 1923 at Superior,
WV; single; living at Superior, WV; daughter of M.D. and Mary.


John Jay Rinehart

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 487; WV Archives Web Site.
John Jay Rinehart; age 21; born at Otsego, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; married on 18 Jun
1960 at Big Four, WV; Shelia Raven Belcher; age 20; born and living at Superior; single; with consent
of Hiller and Neta Mae Belcher, parents of Shelia Raven Belcher.


Shelia Raven Belcher

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 487; WV Archives Web Site.
John Jay Rinehart; age 21; born at Otsego, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; married on 18 Jun
1960 at Big Four, WV; Shelia Raven Belcher; age 20; born and living at Superior; single; with consent
of Hiller and Neta Mae Belcher, parents of Shelia Raven Belcher.


George Shumate

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 193B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #80/80.
Listed as George Shumate; age 7; born in WV; in household of grandfather, George W. Cox, with
parents.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of 41;
Family #160/166.
Listed as George Shumate; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Shumate.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 355; WV Archives Web Site.
George Shumate; age 22; born in Wyoming Co,WV; single; living at Pineville, WV; son of Wallace and
Ella Shumate; married on 28 Jun 1936 at Pineville, WV; Dottie Green; age 21; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Sannie and Nellie Green.


Dorothy "Dottie" Green

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, Pineville, taken on 4/5/6 Feb
1920, Page 195A, Family #108.
Listed as Dottie Green, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Sanny Green.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 355; WV Archives Web Site.
George Shumate; age 22; born in Wyoming Co,WV; single; living at Pineville, WV; son of Wallace and
Ella Shumate; married on 28 Jun 1936 at Pineville, WV; Dottie Green; age 21; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Sannie and Nellie Green.


Troas Haden Ellison Sr

1. 1910 Census Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 219B; Image 12 of 43;
Family # 105/107.
Listed as Toras H. Ellison; age 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Chester A. Ellison.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Ceneter District; taken on 29/30 Jan 1920; Page 192B; Image 8 of
14; Family #64/64.
Listed as Troas Ellison; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Chester A. Ellison.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Trois Ellison; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Itmann, WV; son of Chester A. and Lilly
Ellison; married on 9 Aug 1930 at Keyrock, WV; Dorothy Shumate; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Keyrock, WV; daughter of W.W. and Ella B. Shumate.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Troas Ellison; born on 20 Jan 1910; died in Feb 1972; last residence, Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV;
SS # 235-07-7730; card issued in WV before 1951.


Dorothy Belle Shumate

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 193B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #80/80.
Listed as Dorothy Shumate; age 5; born in WV; in household of grandfather, George W. Cox, with
parents.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of 41;
Family #160/166.
Listed as Dorothea Shumate; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Shumate.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Trois Ellison; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Itmann, WV; son of Chester A. and Lilly
Ellison; married on 9 Aug 1930 at Keyrock, WV; Dorothy Shumate; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Keyrock, WV; daughter of W.W. and Ella B. Shumate.


Alvin R. Cook

1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 27 Apr 1910, Page 220B, Family #123.
Listed as Alvin R. Cook, age 7 months, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas E. Cooke.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 206; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvon Cook; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Keyrock, WV; son of Thomas E. Cook; married
on 4 Aug 1932 at Keyrock, WV; Maxie Shumate; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Keyrock,
WV; daughter of Wallace Shumate.
3. "Wyoming County Hertiage", WGS, 1995, Johnnie and Patricia Cook Green" article, page 112.
John Green; born on 20 May 1942 at Welch, WV; son of Willie and Sylvia Dixon Green; married
Patricia Cook on 28 Dec 1968, daughter of Alvin and Lucy Buchanan Cook.
Alvin Cook; born on 29 Sep 1909; died on 25 Feb 1981; son of Thomas and Alberta Stewart Cook.


Maxine M. Shumate

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 194A; Image 11 of
14; Family #80/80.
Listed as Magie Shumate; age 4; born in WV; in household of grandfather, George W. Cox, with
parents.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of
41; Family #160/166.
Listed as Maxy Shumate; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Shumate.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 206; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvon Cook; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Keyrock, WV; son of Thomas E. Cook;
married on 4 Aug 1932 at Keyrock, WV; Maxie Shumate; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living
at Keyrock, WV; daughter of Wallace Shumate.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 436; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry S. Hawks; age 37; born in ____; divorced; living at Mullens, WV; son of Willie A. and
Almeda Marie Hawks; married on 30 Apr 1946 at Corinne, WV; Maxine Shumate; age 30; born at
Keyrock, WV; divorced; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Wallace William and Ella (Cox) Shumate.
5. "Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 9 Dec 1998; Newspaper Obit.
"Logan - Phyllis Gail Dacus; 62, of Logan died Dec. 6, 1998, in Memorial Dicision, CAMC.
"She was a homemaker.
"Surviving husband, Harld E. Dacus; daughter, Lisa G. Lacy, of Charleston; son, Charles W. Dacus
of Chapmanville; sisters Maxine Kincaid of Charlotte, N.C., Garnet Shumate of Baltimore; borthers,
Gerald Shumate of New Mexico, William Wallace Shumate, Jr. of Detroit, Garland Shumate of
Citrus Heights, Calif.
" Service will be 11 a. m. today at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Charles M. Wood II
officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill..."
6. Social Security death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Maxine M. Kincaid; born on 1 Jan 1916; died on 24 Feb 2007; last residence, Charlotte,
Mecklenburg Co, NC; last benefit paid at Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV; card issued in MD before
1951.


Henry Sanford Hawks

1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Sanford Hawks; age 45; born 6 Jun 1908 at Hillsville, VA; living at Beckley, WV; son of Willie
and Almeda Hawks; married on 12 Sep 1953 at Beckley, WV; Wanda Farmer; age 39; born 21 Mar
1914 at Kellys Creek, WV; living at Beckley, WV; daughter of David and Nettie Jean Grubb.


Maxine M. Shumate

1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 2/3 Feb 1920; Page 194A; Image 11 of
14; Family #80/80.
Listed as Magie Shumate; age 4; born in WV; in household of grandfather, George W. Cox, with
parents.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Center District; taken on 10 May 1930; Page 154A; Image 21 of
41; Family #160/166.
Listed as Maxy Shumate; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace Shumate.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 206; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvon Cook; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Keyrock, WV; son of Thomas E. Cook;
married on 4 Aug 1932 at Keyrock, WV; Maxie Shumate; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living
at Keyrock, WV; daughter of Wallace Shumate.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 436; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry S. Hawks; age 37; born in ____; divorced; living at Mullens, WV; son of Willie A. and
Almeda Marie Hawks; married on 30 Apr 1946 at Corinne, WV; Maxine Shumate; age 30; born at
Keyrock, WV; divorced; living at Mullens, WV; daughter of Wallace William and Ella (Cox) Shumate.
5. "Charleston Gazette"; Charleston, WV; 9 Dec 1998; Newspaper Obit.
"Logan - Phyllis Gail Dacus; 62, of Logan died Dec. 6, 1998, in Memorial Dicision, CAMC.
"She was a homemaker.
"Surviving husband, Harld E. Dacus; daughter, Lisa G. Lacy, of Charleston; son, Charles W. Dacus
of Chapmanville; sisters Maxine Kincaid of Charlotte, N.C., Garnet Shumate of Baltimore; borthers,
Gerald Shumate of New Mexico, William Wallace Shumate, Jr. of Detroit, Garland Shumate of
Citrus Heights, Calif.
" Service will be 11 a. m. today at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Charles M. Wood II
officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill..."
6. Social Security death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Maxine M. Kincaid; born on 1 Jan 1916; died on 24 Feb 2007; last residence, Charlotte,
Mecklenburg Co, NC; last benefit paid at Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV; card issued in MD before
1951.